Dear Parents and Guardians,

The end of our 21/22 school year is right around the corner of this upcoming weekend. As I reflect upon the journey of this school year, memories of the Ledger Way in action come to my mind. Stories of faith, responsibility, respect, leading, learning, and community come to my mind. It’s always a work in progress, as we together grow kids to become global leaders for tomorrow. We move forward with a growth mindset to become the best version of ourselves as we journey through this life together.

Thank you for choosing SMSA and partnering with us this school year. It truly takes a whole village to raise children to be global leaders of tomorrow rooted in Christ’s teaching. Thank you for being a part of the SMSA Ledger community. May your summer be filled with safety, joy, hope and love.

As a reminder, grades fourth through eighth will be joining grades Kindergarten through third grade in Standards Based Learning next school year. Please take some time to view the videos below if you would like to seek understanding about SBL. Each video is approximately 10 minutes in length. Please begin with the first video and view in order from top to bottom. Thank you.

Thank you for all your support and partnership as we move towards the conclusion of the school year at SMSA. Together we create a path for tomorrow’s children to achieve amazing dreams.

Until we meet again, may God bless you,
Steven Kelnhofer
skelnhofer@smsacademy.org
Elementary Principal, SMSA

Report Cards
Grades P3 – Grade 5 will bring home a hard copy of their report cards.
Grades 6-8 will have their Skyward electronic report card available for the parents Wednesday, June 8th in the afternoon.

Transitions for the 2022/2023 school year
Mrs. Megan Roberts will be transitioning from SMSA to a new journey in her life by moving back to Indiana to be closer to family and a family career relocation.

Ms. Virginia Arndt will be joining our Kindergarten team. Ms. Arndt graduated from Marian University this past year in education. She has worked the past five years in our Extended Care program. Her service and faith filled heart will lead her to success at SMSA.

Standards Based Grading

The objective of the video series is to educate parents in short videos to unpack Standard Based Grading. The series intends to deliver an education and mindshift to understand Standards Based Grading, why Standards Based Grading is best practice, and how Standards Based Grading functions with the parent and teacher supporting the student’s journey.

Please select the following six links to see the box set of SBG at SMSA.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kC85kS-z_Mk

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tecnwN4dXLU

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h7ejwOMhkAg

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z7jww2J7RJs

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eQO1AVjoMJ0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y1jIyS7wso0

June 7 & 8 – Field Days
June 8, 2022 – K-8 Mass at Holy Family Church 9:00 a.m. Eighth grade graduation will follow the Mass. Both the Mass and graduation will be available by live streaming.

SMSA’s annual Swing Fore Springs Golf outing is Friday, July 29th and we are excited to offer two of Fond du Lac’s finest courses to golf at again this year, South Hills Golf & Country Club and Whispering Springs Golf Club. There are a number of ways to participate in this year’s summer event.

We hope to see you all there!

Click here to learn more about this fun summer golf event.
Click here to register today for golf and/or the Summer Luau.
Sign up to volunteer for the day of the event.
Click here to donate a raffle item.

Thank you for your support!

Do you know a teen who would like free access to more free audiobooks? Try Sync! Every summer, Audiofile offers a rotating assortment of free audiobooks for teens to enjoy.

Register now to try it free.

Come join the Summer Reading Club Challenge!

Mr K has challenged students entering K-5 for the 2022/2023 school year to read 145,000 minutes this summer. If we reach his goal; those who log at least 300 minutes will get to silly string Mr. K and receive Junior Ledger Summer Reading Club sticker and qualify for various prizes.

Research has shown that kids who DO NOT read lose one to two months of reading skills. Kids who DO read gain at least one month of reading proficiency.

The link below includes a letter as well as the June summer calendar for daily recording and Google Links for recording your monthly minutes. A paper form with all this information will be sent home with your child as well. Keep an eye on SMSA’s social media accounts throughout the summer for updates and reminders!

Happy Reading Junior Ledgers! And don’t get caught without this summer’s hottest accessory…BOOKS!

Click here to view informational letter

Click here for June Calendar Reading Log

No News at this time

The after school program has reached capacity in registrations for the next school year.  You may register for next school year, and your name will be added to a wait list.  As a reminder, the after school program is for students in grades P3 through grade 5.